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The National Mediation Board (NMB) has authorized a union representation election for the combined group of Ramp/Fleet workers at the newly-merged United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia, all subsidiaries of United Continental Holdings, Inc. No dates have been set, but are expected to be announced within a week. Eligible voters can cast votes either
Read moreIn an op-ed published in The Atlantic, the former first female lieutenant governor of Maryland Kathleen Kennedy Townsend applies lessons learned in the women’s movement to the current fight to preserve state and federal workers’ collective bargaining rights. “Women still have unique challenges, but now it’s public servants who are in danger of being stereotyped
Read morePassion, dedication and the IAM Spanish Leadership classes were ingredients that gave life to an inspiring show of solidarity during an organizing drive in Medford, OR. In trying to organize workers at the fruit and gift basket-making company Harry and David, IAM District W1 organizers realized they needed Spanish-speaking housecallers. They sent out a call
Read moreDrivers at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX, voted unanimously for the IAM, including, from left, Steve Little, Alice Moncada, Roy Hernandez Jr., Sylvia Benavides Ernest Guajardo, Carlos Garza, Ron Hill, Maria Espinoza and Bonnie Thorman . Eighty-two bus drivers and dispatchers at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX, are now proud IAM members. Drivers
Read morePublic skepticism is increasing over the Republican claim that pending trade pacts with South Korea, Panama and Colombia will create more U.S. jobs. And with good reason, explains IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “We’re still reeling from the painful mess created by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),” said Buffenbarger. “These new agreements are
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